apposite

adj.
Strikingly appropriate and relevant. See synonyms at relevant.

[Latin appositus, past participle of appōnere, to put near : ad-, ad- + pōnere, to put.]

appositely ap'po·site·ly adv.
appositeness ap'po·site·ness n.

(AP-uh-zit, uh-POZ-it)

adjective
Highly appropriate; relevant; apt.

Etymology
From Latin appositus, past participle of apponere (to put near), from ponere (to put). Ultimately from Indo-European root apo- (off or away) that is also the source of after, off, awkward, post, and puny

Usage
"It is apposite to address the matter of tuition fees at this stage." — Higher Education Funding Report; The Malta Independent; Nov 14, 2004.

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adjective

Related to the matter at hand: applicable, apropos, germane, material, pertinent, relevant. Idioms: to the point. See relevant/irrelevant.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: being of striking appropriateness and pertinence
  Synonyms: appropriate, apt, pertinent

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - rammende, træffende, velanbragt

Nederlands (Dutch)
passend, mooi uitgedrukt

Français (French)
adj. - pertinent, juste à propos

Deutsch (German)
adj. - passend

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - εύστοχος, κατάλληλος, ταιριαστός

Italiano (Italian)
appropriato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - apósito, adequado

Русский (Russian)
соответствующий, уместный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - apropiado, adecuado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - träffande, lämplig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
贴切的, 适当的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 貼切的, 適當的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 적당한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 適切な, ぴったりした

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ملائم, مناسب, في محله‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮הולם, קולע, מבוטא היטב‬

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